Camp Gordon Johnston Historical

Camp Gordon Johnston Historical (HM1WQS)

Location: Carrabelle, FL 32322 Franklin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 52.91', W 84° 36.03'

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1942-1946

In June 1942 the U.S. War Department selected a 155,000 acre section of coastal Franklin County to be used as an amphibious warfare training center. Originally called Camp Carabelle, the base was renamed in January 1943 to honor the memory of Colonel Gordon Johnston, who had died in 1934. The 3rd Engineer Amphibian Brigade arrived for training on September 10, 1942. One of the largest army facilities in Florida during World War II, the base was known by troops stationed there as "Hell-by-the-Sea" because of its crude living conditions and dangerous training programs. The 4th, 28th and 38th Infantry Divisions also received training at the base. Its mission was changed September, 1943 to train personnel to operate small harbor craft and amphibious vehicles. In 1944, German and Italian prisoners of war were interned at the camp. The end of World War II in August 1945 made Camp Gordon Johnston obsolete and it was decommissioned in 1946. By 1948 the property had been transferred to private ownership and most of the buildings and structures demolished or removed. Today the former officers' family quarters that remain standing in the vicnity of Parker Street are being used as housing in Lanark Village Retirement Community.
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HM NumberHM1WQS
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Year Placed1996
Placed BySponsored by the Camp Gordon Johnston Association and Florida Department of State
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Date Added Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 at 9:04am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 731734 N 3308110
Decimal Degrees29.88183333, -84.60050000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 52.91', W 84° 36.03'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 52' 54.6" N, 84° 36' 1.8" W
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Area Code(s)850
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 175 Oak St, Carrabelle FL 32322, US
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